Appendix

STAKEHOLDERS & OTHER MEETINGS

Flushing Meadows Corona Park Strategic Framework Plan Quennell Rothschild & Partners | Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects 73 Meeting Notes-DRP Internal Stakeholders Meeting . approx. 1500-2000 people per day • Access to Shea across Roosevelt Ave on Game days is problematic. Date: Thursday February 1, 2007 . Mets to redesign the rotunda for the new Shea Location: Olmsted Center • LIRR station only active during events (MP-LIRR) Attendees: Peter Jarrett DPR . LIRR station being partially renovated Kimberly Fallon DPR Capital - Queens Team . What number or riders would be the threshold to make it a full-time station? (BE) Carmen Baires-Smith LIRR Michael Bolger DPR Capital - Queens Team • Regarding Willets point: EDC has been told that a station will open full time once demand is in Bill Tai DPR, NRG place. Mike Feller DPR, NRG Andrea Keyes DPR - Passerelle/PAC • QMA would like access to its parking lot from GCP (BE) Ellen Macnow DPR Asima Jansveld NYC EDC Circulation and Access Sarah Ashcroft NYC EDC Jackie Langsam DPR • Some kind of park-wide circulation (like a monorail) could reduce the need for cars in the Park (MB) Joe Oro DPR Enforcement Jeremy Parnes New York City Transit • Working on the Streetscape to encourage movement from NE Flushing Community (AJ-EDC) John Krawchuk DPR - Director of Hist. Pres • Would like to create a new pedestrian crossing over the river at 37th Street and a promenade on Sybil Young DPR - Preservation projects Mgr Ronée Mattingly Parks the east side of the Flushing River (AJ-EDC) Michael Pokorny LIRR • Access to Willow Lake is by appointment only (MF-NRG) Nicholas Quennell Quennell Rothschild & Partners Laurie Hawkinson Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects . would not like to restore unrestricted pedestrian access Henry Grosman Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects • Access between the Flushing Bay Promenade and Shea area is being reconfigured with new Lev Kushner DPR Jennifer Kao DPR stadium (JK) Erik Linsalata DPR • There has been discussion of bringing people to the park by ferry (JL) Hector Garcia LIRR Bruce Eisenberg DPR • Pedestrian access from the Van Wyck on the East side of the Park has always been problematic Estelle Cooper DPR • Parking Agenda: . Parking for Cultural Festivals is in the Shea Parking Lots (EC) . Last year there were 8 days of conflict between Mets game and USTA • The meeting opened with a presentation by the QRP/SMH team. The presentation showed initial analysis of . the year before there were 3 (JL) Flushing Meadows Corona Park (based on data provided by Parks and site visits) and some preliminary results from our survey of park users. The presentation set the tone and scope for the discussion to follow. Presented • There is no master plan for the greenway around the park (JK) below is a summary of the discussion organized thematically. . Shea is incorporating pedestrian access from the north at the rotary Transportation . a greenway could be routed around Meadow Lake . 0515 Meeting Minutes 070201 DPRSTAKEHOLDERS.doc • Other than big events very few people use subway . page 2 of 3 . except summer weekends (JP-NYCT) . from NE Flushing Community (AJ-EDC) . Ridership statistics are available for nearby subway

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• Circulation Problems in the Park • Demolition of Allied Building (MB) . Need to drive through boathouse parking lot to get on Van Wyck (JL) • Playgrounds (BE) . People park on the road (JL) . Playground for all Children (long-finished) is a regional draw . Is a one way traffic system feasible (like central park) . the skateboard park is coming (where should it go) . Lack of signage for cars – once cars are in the park they . the Unisphere is a world wide destination for skaters – who do a lot of damage . should act appropriately (EM) • Wet Design did a design for the unisphere

Relevant Developments in the Area of FMCP • Willow Lake (MF-NRG) • New Pool and Rink Recreation Center may entail a new entrance to the park from the Northeast (BE) . Bird Blind . Parking has not been extensively planned for these facilitates . Nature Center . parking may be located under the highway and the . Community Service Based Maintenance . Allied Building is being demolished and might also become parking. . Can there be access to WL area from E train? . Need a way to cross the Kew Gardens interchange • There will be a public esplanade as part of the Queens Corridor project. (AJ-EDC) . Need to understand how to make the connection between the esplanade and the park. • LIE/GCP/VWE Interchange Project (EM) . Construction to start in 2011 and last 3-4 years – in EIS now Will need to rebuild about 8 pedestrian • Queens Botanical Garden is being partially reconstructed (MB) bridges – affords the opportunity to make sure the new bridges work with desired parks circulation • Flushing has a lot of large-scale housing development going on (MB) . connection between NYS Pavilion area and Ederle area will be redone as well . opportunity to rethink relationship between highways and park • Corona is also experiencing significant growth at the moment (MB) . FMCP has highways at, below, and above grade . But the Corona community is not always happy about big events in the Park • The Boathouse may be renovated (BE) • Willet’s Point (AJ-EDC) . HPD has made it an urban renewal area The Historic Park . planning 5500 units of housing . potential 400,000 sf conference center • Landmarks (JoK) . 1.9 million sf of retail and mixed-use . NYS Pavilion and QMA not landmarks but are eligible for National Register of Historic Places . will be de-mapping streets in the area so a developer can come in with a clean slate . Unisphere is a landmark . will entail a new entrance to park from that corner (BE) . US Green Building Council to do a study on NYS Pavilion to be finished in June

• Other Developments General Discussion . Bland Houses to be renovated . Flushing Commons • Everything from Meadow Lake South is really like a neighborhood park – to the North FMCP is much more of a regional Park Design Opportunities

• The Kissena Corridor project is an opportunity for an ecological agenda (MB)

• Areas under the highways could be more inviting (MB)

Flushing Meadows Corona Park Strategic Framework Plan Quennell Rothschild & Partners | Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects 75 Meeting Notes-Community Stakeholders Meeting of park users. The presentation set the tone and scope for the discussion to follow. Presented below is a summary of the discussion that ensued. Date: Thursday February 1, 2007 Comments have been summarized and organized according to the institutions and stakeholders present. Location: Queens Museum of Art Major themes and ideas have been highlighted as a way of teasing out the general concerns at-a-glance. Attendees: Jorge Gydolin MetroKids Community Board 7 – Kim Ohanian & Marilyn Bitterman Tom Finkelperl Queens Museum of Art Denise McClean Queens Zoo • Would like a promenade/esplanade all the way around the park and along east side of Flushing Valerie Smith Queens Museum of Art River Anne Marie Dean Petracca & Sons Carol Conslato Con Edison • Places where people can go birding Mark Gelfand Terrace on the Park • Linkages from the city to natural areas Nancy Prince DPR - Capital Amanda Kraus Row New York • FMCP should have things for people of all ages Tom Lowenhaupt CB3 . batting cages Sari Dickson NY Hospital Queens Caren Mangiacapre USTA . skateboarding – a donor wants to build a skateboard park David Newman NY Mets . kayaking Max Joel Queens Botanical Garden . toddler play areas Kevin Doyel Queens Theatre in the Park . tennis Willy Mosquera Queens Theatre in the Park Sal Rapaglia ENY Soccer . concerts in summer at Ederle plaza Alfonso Vargal Allfut • Conflicts between bikers and pedestrians a circulation problem Dino Dominguez Allfut Mark Scott Queens Borough President’s Office NY Mets – David Newman Tom Campagna Queens Borough President’s Office • The Corona Railyards are a blight – could they be made into an opportunity Henry Bunch MetroKids Marilyn Bitterman CB7 - District Manager • Would be in favor of bridging over the railyards for parking Kim Ohanian CB7 - Parks Chair Community Board 3 – Tom Lowenhaupt Ana Sánchez President TASCA Pat Beckles TASCA / CB3 • The map needs to show the whole Flushing Promenade Richard Italiano CB4 Patricia Dolan FMCP Conservancy • Restore the promenade on the west side of Flushing Bay toward Laguardia David Strauss Queens Museum of Art Daniel Zausner USTA National Tennis Center • damaged swan habitat Nicholas Quennell Quennell Rothschild & Partners Queens Museum of Art – Tom Finkelperl Laurie Hawkinson Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects Henry Grosman Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects • Fifty percent of museumgoers drive to the museum Estelle Cooper DPR . The GCP goes right by the park – there is an exit going west/east – if only there were a GCP Michael Bolger DPR Capital - Queens Team exit going south for the Mets, USTA, and QMA people could come more easily and not get Bill Gilbert DPR - FMCP lost. . congestion from USTA and Mets is a big problem Agenda: The meeting opened with a presentation by the QRP/SMH team. The presentation showed initial analysis of Flushing Allfut – Alfonso Vargal & Dino Dominguez Meadows Corona Park (based on data provided by Parks and site visits) and some preliminary results from our survey

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ENY Soccer - Sal Rapaglia • There is funding to shore up the infrastructure of the boathouse buildings $3.5M

• Should keep Shea stadium and use it as a soccer venue • QTIP is doing a major renovation right now

• Bridging over railyards to build parking is a good idea • $1M earmarked for Unisphere repair

• Would like to see area near Fountain of the Planets cleaned up • Signage needs to be addressed Row New York – Amanda Kraus Community Board 4 – Richard Italiano

• Access to boathouse is difficult • How do we connect all areas of the park to one another? . work with young people who do not drive . there was a trolley, but it was underused . it is a mile walk from Shea area to the boathouse they don’t let kids walk at night . perhaps a monorail . RNY picks them up from Shea in a van (not ideal) • Need better lighting and signage . path under the LIE is also very scary at night TASCA – Ana Sanchez & Commodore Pat Beckles • Security is a big issue – has been pushing for a full-time police precinct in the park

• Similar concerns about boathouse access • Parking is a big problem . students come from all 5 boroughs (over 300 students) . during large events there are cars all over the fields . classes are at night – access and safety are a factor in people’s decision to enroll . a multi-level garage would be good Baseball(?) – Did not sign sheet • Concerns about water quality in Meadow Lake – sometimes people capsize • Need more baseball fields • The excluded are of the map (see above CB3) is a wetland which is needed to get some of the birds away . 8 ballfields lost at College Pt from meadow lake . 4 lost building USTA • Concerned that the boathouse deck is in need of serious repair FMCP Conservancy – Patricia Dolan Metrokids – Henry Bunch & Jorge Gydolin • Would like the marsh restored at Willow Lake • 2000 kids play soccer in the park – need more fields so there is room for adults and kids to play soccer • Perhaps a nature center near Jewel Avenue in the West • Perhaps there could be lights on the soccer fields to allow play at night • get rid of phragmites around Meadow and Willow Lakes • Could not play during USTA events • event parking is a disaster • Would like a way to encourage people to go to museums and cultural institutions when they come to the USTA – Caren Mangiacapre park for soccer. • Better access to/from highway Queens Borough President’s Office – Mark Scott & Tom Campagna • parking for people who come to play on the courts • Need to Examine water quality in the Lakes . A dredging report was done in preparation for the Olympic bid • better access to public transportation

• Flushing Creek should also be cleaned . stormwater runoff is a big problem

• NYS Pavillion must be saved and restored . it has become unsafe and needs to be addressed now

Flushing Meadows Corona Park Strategic Framework Plan Quennell Rothschild & Partners | Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects 77 Conversation with Department of City Planning- Queens Office . DFP also includes a Waterfront Access Plan Date: Thursday March 15, 2007 . Ensures access along and preservation of view corridors to the Flushing River Location: DCP – Queens – 120-55 Queensboro Blvd . Provided by developers Attendees: • Other Possible Rezoning Debora Carney DCP – Queens . DCP considering area east of new pool and north of rec center Fred Lee DCP – Queens Paul Philips DCP – Queens . Would reinforce desired connection under Van Wyck from Rec Center area to the rest of the Mark Phillips DCP – Queens park Henry Grosman Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects . Possible in the next 3-5 years

• General Notes The meeting opened with a brief introduction to the Strategic Framework Plan by HG. What followed was a discussion . The development in the Flushing and Willets Point areas anticipate that major upgrades to of the impact of the Park on the surrounding neighborhoods and the impact of planned or anticipated residential number 7 subway service will be required developments on the Park. The major points of this discussion are summarized below. . LIRR service may also increase . All of the new developments will have 20% inclusionary housing Plans for Neighborhoods adjacent to FMCP . May increase reliance on public transportation • Corona . Area along the West side of the Flushing River (east of Willets Point) is undeveloped “green” . Growing at a very rapid pace space. – could connect to park . Neighborhood is a mix of residents who have lived here for many years and many recent immigrants . Shea is moving to the east. Parking will be in current Shea location, but could be developed . No anticipated zoning changes in the near future as housing sometime in the future. • Forrest Hills The Relationship of the Surrounding Neighborhood to the Park . May be up-zoned in the near future • Public Safety . Perhaps 400 – 1000 new units of housing . A big issue especially for Corona – CD 4 • Willets Point . Councilman Monserrate has been working to establish a police precinct in the Park . A master plan is being prepared by EDC – to be developed by a private developer . On-street lighting especially near the park is very poor . Development will incorporate 5000-6000 new units of housing • Permeability / Access . Also mixed-use, retail, possible convention center and hotel . Need to provide better access to encourage more people to use the park . 10-20 years in future . The “West Park” (Terrace on the Park, Hall of Science, Zoo area) is the most permeable • Downtown Flushing . Would like to provide stronger link between marina and WF area . Being developed according to DCP’s Downtown Flushing Plan • Containment of Park Activities . Area closest to FMCP rezoned to allow for residential development in a formerly industrial area . Large-scale events affect residents in neighboring areas – but this is unavoidable . Muss Development is first property developed according to plan . Providing better access would enhance the benefits of living near a major Park and offset the . 1100 units of housing inevitable disadvantages . 2500 parking spaces in parking garage . By providing enough sports fields (soccer) we could relieve some of the pressure on other . Planned for 2009 neighborhood parks and keep some areas of FMCP free of soccer for other uses . Municipal Lot in the heart of Downtown Flushing is also planned to be developed according to the Downtown . Access should be restored to the Willow Lake area Flushing Plan. . Large sections of Kew Gardens and Forest Hills are cut off from FMCP

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QUESTIONNAIRES & SURVEYS

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In collaboration with Cmsr. Estelle Cooper’s office, we developed questionnaires, in accordance with the provision of 2. Many people responded positively to the scale and size of the Park and to its World’s Fair the Contract. Surveys were sent to the Queens Community Boards, Local Community Organizations, Local Sports heritage, although there seemed to be more references to the structures than to the overall Organizations who utilize the Park, and the Institutions and Concessions in the Park. In addition, the survey was posted on layout of the Park as recalling the World’s Fairs. (It is probable that most respondents are too the DPR website. Over 1000 surveys were sent out in four different languages, English, Spanish, Chinese and Russian. young to have visited the 1964 World’s Fair!) We received about 150 surveys from the groups listed above. While this is probably not a representative sampling of the population of Flushing/Corona community, the fact that these people took the time to respond may indicate the stronger 3. Several people expressed an interest in restoring access (pedestrian and bicycle) to the interest on their part and therefore provide a more valuable picture of the community’s concerns. Aside from the basic Willow Lake area. statistical data they include, such as how far from the Park they live, many of these responses reveal certain similar attitudes to the Park. 4. Many people were resentful of the encroachment of the Mets and USTA -- especially when their A meeting of the stakeholders, which included the aforementioned community groups, was held on February 1, 2007, to events coincided. This group included local residents whose lives are clearly affected by the elicit ideas for the Park’s future. This followed a meeting with DPR staff. At both meetings a supplemental questionnaire traffic and crowds, both within the Park and in their neighborhoods, as well as Park users and was distributed to seek individual’s attitudes to the Park and what ideas they might have for the future. This produced DPR personnel who resent the inconvenience to their ability to get to the Park and the damage a total of eleven responses from DPR staff and two from Stakeholders. Unlike the earlier questionnaires, these were, the overflow parking causes. intentionally broader in the questions we asked and thus evoked more personal responses. Specific recommendations from individuals with obvious strong points of view included : replacing asphalt with porous paving, encouraging art in the Park (sponsored by QMA), removing artificial turf playing fields, Summary and creating a Flushing Meadows Corona Park Conservancy on the lines of the Central Park Conservancy.

While it is hard to summarize the results of such a broad-ranging effort we have identified certain themes which recur again and again.

1. Many people, both residents and stakeholders, feel that the Park would benefit from a. Improved signage b. More bathrooms c. Better police presence d. Better control of traffic during Mets games e. Better garbage pickup

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Community Questionnaire 2 or more times a week 4-8 times a year Once a week 1-4 times a year Name:______2-3 times a month Once a year Once a month Never Address:______Community Board:______7. Which part of the park do you most frequently visit, see attached map?

Phone:______The Core World’s Fair Area Queens Botanical Garden Email:______World’s Fair Marina Shea Stadium Hall of Science USTA Queens Zoo Meadow Lake 1. How close do you live to the Park? Queens Museum of Art Willow Lake Queens Theater in the Park Within ½ mile (1-10 Blocks) ½ to 1 mile (10-15 Blocks) 8. How familiar are you with the other areas of the park other than the area you most Over 1 mile frequently visit?

2. Do usually walk, drive or bike to the Park? Very Familiar List Areas:______Somewhat Familiar ______Walk Unfamiliar ______Drive Bike 9. Do you use other areas of the park other than the area you most frequently visit?

3. If you walk, how would you rate access from your neighborhood to the park and what Yes List Areas:______entrance do you use? No ______Excellent Fair 10. What are the primary reasons for your use of the park (check all that apply)? Poor Entrance: ______Active Recreation (sports: soccer, baseball/softball, cricket etc.) Passive Recreation (picnic, strolling, people watching etc) 4. If you drive, how would you rate access from your neighborhood to the park and what Attend Events (US Open, Mets Games, fairs, festivals) entrance do you use? Visit Cultural Institutions (Hall of Science, Queen Museum of Art, Botanical Garden, and Queens Theater in the Park etc). Excellent Other______Fair Poor 11. If you use the park for Active Recreation, what type of activities do you play (check all that Entrance: ______apply)?

5. If you bike, how would you rate access from your neighborhood to the park and what Soccer Golf entrance do you use? Baseball/Softball Tennis Cricket Basketball Excellent Biking Ice Skating Fair Boating Playgrounds Poor Jogging Other______Entrance: ______Volleyball

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12. If you use the park for Passive Recreation, what type of (check all that apply)?

Picnic Bird Watching Barbeque People Watching Strolling Fishing Hiking Other______

13. If you visit Cultural Institutions which ones do you visit (check all that apply)?

Hall of Science Shea Stadium Queens Zoo Queens Museum of Art USTA Tennis Center Queens Botanical Garden Queens Theater in the Park

14. What other types of uses/features/facilities would you like to see in the Park (check all that apply)?

Large formal gathering space More basketball courts Outdoor performance facilities Other types of sports (please Natural / Wooded areas list)______Pastoral areas ______Botanical flower gardens ______Barbeque / Picnic area ______Outdoor swimming pool More soccer fields More Playgrounds More softball fields Bike Trails More tennis courts Jogging Path

Other uses/features/facilities not listed above: ______

15. Comments: Please provide any additional comments and/or suggestions you have regarding Flushing Meadow Corona Park (for example, the best and/or worst things about the park).

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NYDPR DATA

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TheoverallCity’spopulationisjustover8millionwhiletheQueens’populationisover2million.

  NYCPopulationbyBorough Credit:NYCDepartmentofCityPlanning   Ofthefivecommunityboardsthatareadjacenttothepark,CB7hasthelargestpopulationwithover 240,000residents;CB6hasthesmallestpopulationwithjustover115,000residents.CB7comprises Neighborhoods 13%oftheQueens’populationwhileCB6comprises5%ofthepopulation.

Therearefivecommunityboards,CB3,CB4,CB6,CB7,andCB8,whichareadjacenttoFlushing MeadowsCoronaPark.CB3iscomprisedofthefollowingneighborhoods:EastElmhurst,NorthCorona, andJacksonHeights.CB4iscomprisedofElmhurstandCorona.CB6ismadeupofRegoParkandForest Hills.CB7consistsofFlushing,Whitestone,CollegePoint,andClearview.CB8includesthe neighborhoodsofKewGardensHills,Briarwood,Pomonok,Utopia,Hillcrest,FreshMeadows,Jamaica Hills,JamaicaEstates,andHolliswood.Theresidentsinthecommunityboardssurroundingtheparkare madeͲupofthefollowingdemographics.







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increasedbyabout21%.However,thehighestpercentageincreaseinpopulationfrom1990Ͳ2000 censushasbeentheAsianͲPacificIslandernonͲHispanicpopulationwithanincreaseofover59%(the ChangeinPopulationfrom1990Ͳ2000 onlyotherpopulationwithahigherincreasewas“someotherracenonͲHispanic”whichhada177% EveryCommunityboardhashadanincreaseinpopulationsincethe1990census;however,somemore increase;however,theactualpopulationisonly.7%oftheentireNYCpopulation).Thesameistruein thanothers.CB3hasgrownthemostwitha31%increaseinthepopulationsincethe1990Census.CB4 Queens.WhitenonͲHispanicmakesupthemajorityofthepopulationbuthasdecreasedby21%.Black hasthesecondhighestpercentageincreasesincethe1990census,with21%increaseinpopulation.CB AfricanAmericannonͲHispanicalsomakesupthethirdmostofthepopulationbuthasonlyincreasedby 7andCB8havethesameamountofincreaseinpopulationwitharound10%whileCB6hasthelowest 8%.Whereas,HispanicoriginandAsianͲPacificIslandernonͲHispanichavehadthehighestincreasewith increase,8%.Theoverallcitypopulationhasincreasedbuttherateofincreasehasonlybeen9%.The 46%and69%increaserespectively(againwiththeexceptionof“someotherracenonͲHispanic”which Queens’populationhasincreasedby14%. hada323%increasehowever,theactualpopulationisonly1.3%oftheentireQueenspopulation).

 PercentofChangeinPopulationfrom1990Ͳ2000forNYC,Queens,and5SurroundingCommunityBoards  1  Heritage  PercentofChangeinSelectedPopulationfrom1990Ͳ2000 ThemajorityofpeopleinCB3(57.5%)andCB4(49.7%)identifiedthemselvesasbeingfromHispanic  Origin.InCB6,CB7,andCB8themajorityofpeopleidentifiedasbeingwhitenonͲHispanic.Thesecond mostpopularidentificationinallthecommunityboards,exceptforCB3,wasAsianorPacificIslander Age nonͲHispanic.InCB3,thesecondmostpopularidentificationwasWhitenonͲHispanicandthethirdwas Intermsofage,thereisthesametrendwithallofNYC,Queens,andtheindividualfivecommunity AsianorPacificIslandernonͲHispanic.However,themostinterestingdataisthateventhoughitwas boards.Thehighestpercentageisthose25Ͳ44,whichiseitheratoraround33%ofthepopulationfor thesecondmostpopular,therewasactuallya30%decreaseinpopulationofWhitenonͲHispanicanda NYC,Queens,andthefiveindividualcommunityboards.Thesecondhighestis45Ͳ64,whichiseitherat 53%increaseinAsianorPacificIslandernonͲHispanic.ThesameistrueinalltheCommunityboards, oraround21%.Thethirdhighestis65andolder,whichiseitheratoraround11%.Thesametrend whiletheWhitenonͲHispanicpopulationinallthecommunityboardsdecreased,AsianorPacific continuesthroughoutalltheagegroups.Forexample,thoseunder5generallymakeuparound7%of IslandernonͲHispanichaseitherthehighestoroneofthehighestpercentageincreasesofalltheraces thepopulationand5Ͳ9alsomakeuparound6%ofthepopulation.CB6andCB7strayabitwith4%and identifiedinallthefiveCommunityboards.WhitenonͲHispanicmakesup35%oftheCity’spopulation, 5%ofthepopulationunder5andages5Ͳ9respectively.Atthesametime,CB6andCB7againstraywith Hispanicorigin27%,Black/AfricanAmericannonͲHispanic24%,andAsianͲPacificIslandernonͲHispanic 18%and15%ofthepopulation65yearsandoverrespectively.ThisshowsthatthemakeupofCB6and 9%.Themajorityoftheoverallcity’spopulationidentifiesasWhitenonͲHispanic;thispopulationhas CB7iscomposedofanolderpopulationthantheothercommunityboardssurroundingthepark. decreasedbyabout11%since1990.ThesecondmostpopularidentitywasHispanicorigin.Thisgroup

 1Sincethe2000Censuswasthefirsttimerespondentswerepermittedto“checkoneormore”racecategories, the1990Ͳ2000changemayoverstatealossorunderstateanincreaseinaracecategory. Flushing Meadows Corona Park Strategic Framework Plan  Quennell Rothschild & Partners | Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects 89  PercentageMakeͲupofPopulationbyAge 

IncomeSupport

CB4hasthehighestpercentage(34%)ofitspopulationonaformofincomesupport;whereas,CB6has thelowestpercentage(16%).



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GIS RESTORATION FRAMEWORK PLAN & SUMMARY

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The GIS information called the ESRI Personal Geodatabase Flushing Meadows Corona Park Restoration Framework Plan, taken from the 2004 FMCP Restoration Framework Plan funded by the J.M. Kaplan Fund and NYC DPR, was a valuable starting point for our investigations.

Flushing Meadows Corona Park has undergone much change since its creation for the 1939 World’s Fair. Using the GIS methodology of “layering” information, we overlaid different features from different time periods in a single “neutral” base map. This GIS derived base map was used three ways:

• This map formed the basis for our many conceptual plans included within the report.

• We were able to draw complex relationships among disparate physical features of the Park’s landscape and to assess potential design strategies in the context of the entire region around the Park.

• Because the GIS database functioned as a single clearinghouse for all of our information about the Park, it was very easy to see what data was missing or incomplete. This allowed us to make specific recommendations about what studies and surveys will be required to complete each aspect of the strategic framework plan. The following illustrates the organization of the ESRI Personal Geodatabase: Flushing Meadows Corona Park Restoration Framework Plan.

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Basemap Aligned CAD Drawings Available Carousel Comfort Station Proposed Pool / Rink Bldg. Former Ederle Site USTA Tennis Center Jurassic Playground Layout Wildlife Center Topo Survey Kaplan_FMCP_RFP Isle Metzger Seating Area Triassic Playground ESRI personal geodatabase Shea Stadium Lot Grading Triassic Playground Layout Jurassic Playground Grading & Utility DEP CSO Facility Queens Botanical Garden Grading

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